Gamete spawning in Antipathella subpinnata (Anthozoa, Antipatharia): A structural and ultrastructural investigation

Zoomorphology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 213-219

  Gaino, Elda ^a   Scoccia, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Black coral; Egg and spermatic cyst masses; New records; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA;

EID: 78649681290     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-010-0112-x     Document Type: Article

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